I have in my possession a book "Genealogy and History of the Foote Family" by Abram W. Foote 1907.

Don't really know how to read this book, but have found a direct line with the Commodore, but also, if I read it right, with Harriett Beecher Stowe. Do not know about Shelby. Would not that be wonderful? I know of Henry. David F.

What relation are you to the Admiral? Are you also related to Shelby? Or to Henry S. Foote (born in Virginia, pre-war Mississippi Senator/Governor, Conf. Rep from Tennessee)? I've often wondered whether Shelby was related to either.. Shelby of course was from Mississippi, while Andrew was from Connecticut, although that doesn't mean anything, as for example my 19th century maternal ancestors were in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, both families moved to Florida where my grandparents married around the turn of the century and soon moved to New Mexico where my mother was born in 1913! ...... John Gano might be a distant relative, I think one of the Gano branches headed out that direction in the early 1800's (when I say branches, and that's probably not correct genealogical terminology, I mean that way back in the late1600's (or maybe it was very early 1700's) one of the close descendants of the immigrant from
France had 7 sons, and my genealogist cousin who compiled all this says that the family then started to spread out all over the country .. interesting stuff! .......... tom g

My relative is Andrew Hull Foote of Ft.Henry and Ft.Donelson fame. When he first was named Cmdr he at once cancelled the daily ration of "grog". I am reluctant to claim him yet! To; "Charles" there is a John Gano of Co.F 62nd Illinois buried in Crawford Co. Il. He was born Green County, Ohio

My gggrand-dad John Crank served with the Big Sandy Bttn, First Capitol Guards (US) and saw action at Satltville. My gg-uncle Tilman Mullins served with the 34th Virginia Cav Bttn., saw action at the Eastern Cavalry field at Gettysburg, a year later was captured and sent off to Camp Chase prison where he died.

Antother ggg grand dad David Ratliff served with the 45th Ky Infantry, died od illness in a military hospital. A couple of Eldridge great uncles served with the 5th Ky Infantry (CSA) and both were wound at Snodgrass Hill at Chickamauga. My great granmother had a number of nephews who were with the 1st Michigan Artillery.

Charles, you probably have the same regimental history as I do (The Gallant Seventy-Eighth by Ron Gancas), but just in case I looked at the roster withion .. lots of guys with the "Mc" suffix, but no McComas .. I imagine their were lots of men that for whatever reason were not included on the roster (I also looked for possible misspellings, but no luck).. record keeping was likely less accurate then too .. you have some good sources there .. best wishes with your continued research . tom g

Dick, first I would like to thank you once again for publishing two of my articles online a few years ago .. I still refer to them often.

I always hoped that I had relatives on both sides, and over the years I found to my great satisfaction that I did. On my mother's side, I had several relatives in the 78th Pennsylvania, probably all cousins .. the surname was "Jack" .. one of the Jack boys was listed as a "musician", which further delighted me as I play a little music, too. The 78th was in the Western Theater, most notably serving at Stones River. My maternal grandmother was a Jack, married a Gano. They moved west, and my mother came along in Deming, New Mexico in 1913

My branch of Gano's had a distant cousin in another branch, Richard Montgomery Gano, a Kentucky-born Confederate cavalry officer who served as a captain, then a colonel under John Hunt Morgan during the invasion of Kentucky in 1862, under Nathan Bedford Forrest at Chickamauga, and later as a brigadier general in command of Texas cavalry. His grandfather was also a general in the War of 1812, and his great-grandfather, Rev. John Gano, was known as the "fighting chaplain" in the Revolutionary War, and was said to have baptized George Washington in the Potomac. The Confederate general also had a rather famous great-great grandson, Howard Robard
Hughes.

On my father's side was my great-great-great (I think I have the number of "greats" right) grandfather Mills who was, as an Arkansas private, seriously wounded at Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge). The story goes that my g-g-g-grandmother drove the family buckboard up from southwestern Arkansas and took him home where he recovered, and his g-g-grandson, my dad, was born there in 1908. During the Depression, he headed west and met my mom in El Paso, where I was eventually born in 1947.

Since both sides of my family were here during the Civil War, there are no doubt more that I don't know of. Interesting stuff!!

First, I would like to introduce myself. Some of you may recognize me while others may not, so I think an introduction is appropriate. My name is Dick Weeks, folks on the Internet call me Shotgun. I started this group some years ago in hope of learning more about the Western Theater, and learn I have.

I thought that since things are quite in the group right now I would try to start a thread. The reason I am doing this is self serving. I want to put a new section on my website and call it "Our Civil War Ancestors, Stories from the Descendants (or something like that) and you folks can help me with that. Fully realizing that many of you may not have traced your family back as far as I have. I am a member of the Sons of the American Revolution which means that I can trace my heritage back in a direct linage to the American Revolution. However I am sure there are many of you that have stories about your ancestors that served on both sides in the Civil War. I would like to share those stories with visitors to my website (civilwarhome.com). Since I made it, I know the rule is this group is
restricted to discussing only the Western Theater but in this case I will lift the rule when it comes to discussing your ancestors. You may have a story about your ancestor which does not even involve a battle they were engaged in but was passed on to your family. It doesn't have to battle related as long as it is Civil War related. I have ancestors that served at Vicksburg, Atlanta, Gettysburg, and 2nd Manassas and their stories were not always talking about a battle. If this thread works I will share their stories with the group.

The first story that I have is not about a battle but something that I found amusing in my family's history. My great great grandmother was Mary Mathews Byers. She was expecting when a kinsman, Charles Wright, visited her home in full Confederate uniform. He said when leaving, "If it is a boy, name him for me." She answered she would do so even it were a girl. And she did. My great grandmother's name is Charlie Wright Byers Weeks. The family always called her "Charlie."